1 Meʻa Hokohoko 7

1 Pea ko eni ʻae ngaahi foha ʻa ʻIsaka: ko Tola, mo Pua, mo Sasupi, mo Similoni, ko e toko fā.

Issachar’s four sons were Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron.

2 Pea ko e ngaahi foha ʻa Tola; ko Usa, mo Lifaia, mo Silieli, mo Samei, mo Sipisami, mo Simueli, ko e kau mātuʻa ʻi he fale ʻo ʻenau tamai, ʻio ʻo Tola: ko e kau tangata toʻa ʻakinautolu ʻi honau toʻutangata; pea ko honau tokolahi ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻa Tevita ko e toko ua mano mo e ua afe mo e onongeau.

Tola’s sons were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Samuel (OR, Shemuel). They were all leaders of the clans [descended from] them. In the record of Tola’s descendants were the names of 22,600 men who served in the army during the time that David was the king [of Israel].

3 Pea ko e ngaahi foha ʻa Usa; ko Isilaia: pea ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Isilaia; ko Mikaeli, mo ʻOpataia mo Soeli, mo Isia, ko e toko nima: ko e kau tangata ongoongoa kotoa pē ʻakinautolu.

Uzzi’s son was Izrahiah. Izrahiah’s five sons were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. Izrahiah and his sons were all leaders of their clans.

4 Pea naʻe kau mo kinautolu, ʻo fakatatau mo honau ngaahi toʻutangata, pea tatau mo e fale ʻo ʻenau ngaahi tamai, ʻae ngaahi vahenga kongakau ki he tau, ko e kautau ʻe toko tolu mano mo e toko ono afe: he naʻe tokolahi honau ngaahi uaifi pea mo ʻenau fānau tangata.

In the record of Izrahiah’s descendants were the names of 36,000 men who served in the army because they had many wives and children.

5 Pea ko honau kāinga ʻi he ngaahi fānau ʻa ʻIsaka ko e kau tangata toʻa, pea ko honau lau fakataha ʻo fakatatau mo honau ngaahi toʻutangata ko e toko valu mano mo e toko fitu afe.

In the records of the clans descended from Issachar were the names of 87,000 men who served in the army.

6 Ko kinautolu eni naʻe ʻa Penisimani; ko Pela, mo Pekeli, mo Sitieli, ko e toko tolu.

[Some of the] sons of Benjamin were Bela, Beker, and Jediael.

7 Pea ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Pela; ko Esiponi, mo Usa, mo ʻUsili, mo Selimoti, mo Ili, ko e toko nima: ko e kau mātuʻa ʻakinautolu ʻi he fale ʻo ʻenau tamai, ko e kau tangata mālohi mo toʻa; pea naʻe lau ʻakinautolu ʻo fakatatau mo honau ngaahi toʻutangata, ko e toko ua mano mo e ua afe, mo e tolungofulu ma fā.

Bela’s five sons were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. They were all leaders of clans. In the records of the clans descended from Bela there were names of 22,034 men who served in the army.

8 Pea ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Pekeli; ko Simila, mo Soasi, mo ʻEliesa, Ilionei, mo Omili, mo Selimoti, mo ʻApia, mo ʻAnatoti, mo ʻAlemeti. Ko kinautolu ni kotoa pē ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Pekeli.

Beker’s sons were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth.

9 Pea ko honau toko fiha, ʻo hangē ko honau hohoko mo honau ngaahi toʻutangata, ko e kau mātuʻa ʻi he fale ʻo ʻenau ngaahi tamai, ko e kau tangata mālohi mo toʻa, ko e toko ua mano mo e uangeau.

In the records of the clans descended from Beker were the names of 20,200 men and leaders of the clans who served in the army.

10 Ko e ngaahi foha foki ʻo Sitieli; ko Pilani: pea ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Pilani; ko Siusi, mo Penisimani, mo ʻEhuti, mo Kinana, mo Sitani, mo Tasisi, mo ʻApisahali.

Jediael’s son was Bilhan. Bilhan’s sons were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.

11 Ko e ngaahi foha eni kotoa pē ʻo Sitieli, ʻi he kau mātuʻa ʻo ʻenau ngaahi tamai, ko e kau tangata mālohi mo toʻa, pea naʻa nau tokotaha mano, mo e fitu afe ma uangeau ʻakinautolu naʻe faʻa ʻalu atu ke fai ʻae tau.

They were all leaders of clans descended from them. There were 17,200 of them who served in the army.

12 Ko Supimi foki, mo Hupimi ko e fānau ʻa Ili, mo Husimi, ko e ngaahi foha ʻo ʻAheli.

Shuppim and Huppim were descendants of Ir. [One of] the descendants of Aher was Hushim.

13 Ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Nafitali; ko Sasieli, mo Kuni, mo Seseli, mo Salumi, ko e ngaahi tama ʻo Pila.

Naphtali’s sons were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. They were all descendants of [Jacob’s slave wife] Bilhah.

14 Ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Manase: ko ʻAsilieli, ʻaia naʻe fāʻeleʻi ʻe hono uaifi: (ka naʻe fāʻeleʻi ʻe hono fefine sinifu mei ʻAmilami, ʻa Mekili ko e tamai kia Kiliati:

[This is a list of] Manasseh’s descendants. Manasseh had a slave wife who was from Syria. She was the mother of Asriel and Makir. Makir was the father of Gilead.

15 Pea naʻe mali ʻa Mekili mo e tokoua ʻa Hupimi mo Supimi, pea ko hono hingoa ko Meaka; ) pea ko e hingoa ʻa hono tokoua ko Silofitati: pea naʻe maʻu ʻe Silofitati ʻae ngaahi ʻofefine.

Makir [had two wives]. They were from the clans of Huppim and Shuppim. One of Makir’s wives was named Maacah. Another descendant [of Makir] was Zelophehad. Zelophehad [had no sons; he] had only daughters.

16 Pea naʻe fāʻeleʻi ʻe Meaka ko e uaifi ʻa Mekili ha tama, pea naʻa ne fakahingoa ia ko Pelesi; pea ko e hingoa ʻa hono tokoua ko Selesi; pea ko hono ngaahi foha ʻoʻona ko Ulami, mo Lekemi.

Makir’s wife Maacah gave birth to two sons whom she named Peresh and Sheresh. Sheresh’s sons were Ulam and Rakem.

17 Pea ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Ulami; ko Pitani. Ko kinautolu ni ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Kiliati, ko e foha ʻo Mekili, ko e foha ʻo Manase.

Ulam’s son was Bedan. All those [men were considered to be] descendants of Gilead, who was the son of Makir and grandson of Manasseh.

18 Pea naʻe fāʻeleʻi ʻe hono tuofefine ko Moleketi ʻa Isoti, mo ʻApiesa, mo Mala.

Makir’s sister name was Hammoleketh who was the mother of Ishdod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.

19 Pea ko e ngaahi foha eni ʻo Simita; ko ʻAhiani, mo Sikemi, mo Liki, mo ʻAniami.

[One son of Gilead was] Shemida, whose sons were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.

20 Pea ko e ngaahi foha ʻo ʻIfalemi: ko Sutela, mo Peleti ko hono foha, mo Tehati ko hono foha, mo Elata ko hono foha, mo Tehati ko hono foha,

[This is a list of] the descendants of Ephraim. One son of Ephraim’s was Shuthelah. Shuthelah’s son was Bered. Bered’s son was Tahath. Tahath’s son was Eleadah. Eleadah’s son was [also named] Tahath.

21 Mo Sapati ko hono foha, mo Sutela ko hono foha, mo Iseli, mo Elati, ʻaia naʻe tāmate ʻe he kau tangata mei Kati ʻaia naʻe fānau ʻi he fonua, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻenau ʻohifo ke ʻave ʻenau fanga manu.

Tahath’s son was Zabad. Zabad’s son was Shuthelah. [Ephraim’s other sons, ] Ezer and Elead, went to Gath [city] to steal some cows and sheep. But they were both killed by some of the men from that city.

22 Pea naʻe tangi mamahi ʻenau tamai ko ʻIfalemi, ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho lahi, pea naʻe ʻalu ange ʻa hono kāinga ke fakafiemālie kiate ia.

Their father Ephraim cried/mourned for them for many days, and his family came to comfort him.

23 Pea ʻi heʻene hū atu ki hono uaifi naʻe tuʻituʻia ia, mo ne fāʻeleʻi ʻae tama, pea naʻa ne ui ʻa hono hingoa ko Pelia, koeʻuhi naʻe ʻaluʻalu ʻi mala ʻa hono fale.

Then he and his wife had sex [EUP] [again], and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Ephraim named him Beriah [which resembles the word ‘trouble’, ] because of the trouble that his family had experienced.

24 (Pea ko hono ʻofefine ko Sela ia, ʻaia naʻe langa hake ʻa Pete-holoni ki lalo, mo ia ki ʻolunga, pea mo Useni-Sela.)

Ephraim’s daughter was Sheerah. Her workers built [three towns]: Lower Beth-Horon, Upper Beth-Horon, and Uzzen-Sheerah.

25 Pea ko hono foha ʻa Lefa, mo Lesefi foki, mo Tela ko hono foha ʻoʻona, mo Tehani ko hono foha ʻoʻona,

[Another] son of Ephraim was Rephah. Rephah’s son was Resheph. Resheph’s son was Telah. Telah’s son was Tahan.

26 Mo Latana ko hono foha ʻoʻona, mo ʻAmihuti ko hono foha ʻoʻona, mo Elisama ko hono foha ʻoʻona,

Tahan’s son was Ladan. Ladan’s son was Ammihud. Ammihud’s son was Elishama.

27 Mo Nuni ko hono foha ʻoʻona, mo Sosiua ko hono foha ʻoʻona.

Elishama’s son was Nun. Nun’s son was Joshua, [the man who led the Israelis after Moses died].

28 Pea ko honau ngaahi tofiʻa mo honau ngaahi nofoʻanga eni, ko Peteli mo hono ngaahi kolo, pea ki he feituʻu hahake ʻa Neʻelani, pea ki he feituʻu lulunga ʻa Kesa mo hono ngaahi kolo ʻo ia; ko Sikemi foki mo hono ngaahi kolo ʻo aʻu atu ki Kesa mo hono ngaahi kolo ʻo ia:

[This is a list of] the cities and areas where the descendants of Ephraim lived: Bethel and the nearby villages; Naaran to the east; Gezer to the west and the nearby villages; and Shechem and the nearby villages. Those villages extended [north] as far as Ayyah and the nearby villages.

29 Pea ofi ki he ngaahi ngataʻanga [fonua ]ʻoe fānau ʻa Manase, ko Pete-Seani mo hono ngaahi kolo, mo Tenaki mo hono ngaahi kolo, mo Mekito mo hono ngaahi kolo, pea mo Toa mo hono ngaahi kolo. Naʻe nofo ʻi he ngaahi potu ko ia ʻae fānau ʻa Siosefa ko e foha ʻo ʻIsileli.

Along the border of the area where the descendants of Manasseh lived were these towns: Beth-Shan, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, and the nearby villages. The people who lived in all those places were descendants of Jacob’s son Joseph.

30 Ko e ngaahi foha eni ʻo ʻAseli: ko Simina, mo Isua, mo Isui, mo Pelia, mo Sela ko honau tuofefine.

Asher’s sons were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Their sister was Serah.

31 Pea ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Pelia: ko Hepa, mo Malikieli, ʻaia ko e tamai ʻa Pisaviti.

Beriah’s sons were Heber and Malkiel. Malkiel was the father of Birzaith

32 Pea naʻe tupu ʻia Hepa ʻa Safileti, mo Somela, mo Hotami, pea mo Sua ko honau tuofefine.

Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham. Their sister was Shua.

33 Pea ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Safileti: ko Pasaki, mo Pimali, mo ʻAsivati. Ko e fānau ʻakinautolu ni ʻa Safileti.

Japhlet’s sons were Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath.

34 Pea ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Sameli: ko ʻAhi, mo Loka, mo Sihupa, mo ʻAlami.

Japhlet’s [younger] brother was Shomer. Shomer’s sons were Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.

35 Pea ko e ngaahi foha ʻo hono tokoua ko Helemi: ko Sofa, mo Imina, mo Selesi, mo ʻAmali.

Shomer’s [younger] brother was Hotham (OR, Helem). Hotham’s sons were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.

36 Ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Sofa: ko Sua mo Halinefa, mo Suali, mo Peli, mo Imila,

Zophah’s sons were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,

37 Mo Peseli, mo Hoti, mo Sama, mo Silisa, mo Itilani, pea mo Peila.

Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran [whose other name was Jether], and Beera.

38 Pea ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Seteli; ko Sifune, mo Pisipa, pea mo ʻAla.

Jether’s sons were Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara.

39 Pea ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Ula: ko ʻAla, mo Hanieli, pea mo Lisia.

[Another descendant of Asher was] Ulla, whose sons were Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.

40 Ko kinautolu ni kotoa pē ko e fānau ʻa ʻAseli, ko e kau mātuʻa ʻi he fale ʻo ʻenau tamai, ko e kau tangata leleiʻia mo toʻa lahi ʻaupito, ko e tuʻukimuʻa ʻi he ngaahi ʻeiki. Pea ko honau tokolahi naʻe faʻa fai ʻae tau, ʻo fakatatau mo honau hohoko, ko e kau tangata ʻe toko ua mano mo toko ono afe.

All those men were descendants of Asher, and they were all leaders of their clans. They were brave warriors and excellent leaders. In the record of the clans that are descended from Asher are [the names of] 26,000 men who served in the army.